Major Anil
Singh has been appointed as the Chairman of the
Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board. He took over
the charge in a simple ceremony after which he expressed
his views about Handicrafts of Chhattisgarh and about
the future course of action. He said that he feels that
the art of Chhattisgarh is very rich and ancient and
that there are numerous opportunities to work in this
field for the betterment of the artisans and the
conservation and growth of the handicrafts. He further
said that he wants to provide a sound platform at the
national and international level for the handicrafts of
Chhattisgarh and to improve the financial condition of
the artisans involved in the same.

He is also
looking to attract and involve the youth and the younger
generations towards the Handicraft sector and to provide
good employment facilities to them. He also that he
thinks the entire members of the Handicraft Board as a
family and that they have already make a beginning
towards achieving the goals and that they will very soon
start getting the desired results also. He concluded by
saying that he is very happy to have got a chance to
work in this field.

Major Anil Singh belongs to Ambikapur in Surguja
district. He was born in a peasant family in the year
1955. He completed his Masters in Sociology and LLB from
Ambikapur itself. He was and still is very active in
sports. He had played at National and State levels in
various sports including Cricket, Hockey, Basketball and
Kabaddi. He was also very active in NCC and is holder of
all the three certificates ‘A’ , ‘B’ and ‘C’ with A
grade. Based on his excellent record he was selected as
Second Lieutenant at SSB Allahabad. However, due to some
personal reasons he could not continue in the services.

Major Anil Singh has been socially and politically very
active since he was a student. He formed the ABVP in
Surguja in the 1971 and joined active politics in the
year 1978. He was also very actively involved in the Jay
Prakash Narayan Movement during the emergency in 1975.
In his tenure as an active social activist he held many
important portfolios and posts. Some of the important
ones being the Chairperson of the Ambikapur Nagarpalika
from 1991 to 1997 and the Vice President of the Madhya
Pradesh Kisan Morcha in 1998. He was also appointed the
Member of the All India Coal Consumer Council.

Major Anil Singh has always been socially very
active through out his career and has been associated
various social organizations like the Jaycees and Lions
Club etc. Presently also, in his personal capacity, he
is working for the upliftment of the backward people in
Surguja and to provide them better health and
educational facilities. He is an avid traveler and has
traveled to almost every part of India He is also very
found of reading , writing and art.